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CVE-2019-8379

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the...

7.8 HighFix available

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.25%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

Record
CVE-2019-8379
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

Record
CVE-2019-8379
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17769 No score

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

Record
EUVD-2019-17769
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-422q-rpjc-cfgp 7.8

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the...

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

Record
GHSA-422q-rpjc-cfgp
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-44038 7.8

CVE-2019-8379 affecting package advancecomp 2.5-1

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

Record
AZL-44038
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-44943 7.8

CVE-2019-8379 affecting package advancecomp 2.6-1

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

Record
AZL-44943
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSV 7.8

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

Record
CVE-2019-8379
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-8379 7.8

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8379
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2332 3.9

Red Hat Security Advisory: advancecomp security update

Record
RHSA-2019:2332
CVSS 3.0
3.9 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-8379 7.8

An issue was discovered in AdvanceCOMP through 2.1. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function be_uint32_read() located in endianrw.h. It can be triggered by sending a crafted file to a binary. It allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact when a victim opens a specially crafted file.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8379
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5671-1 No score

advancecomp vulnerabilities

It was discovered that AdvanceCOMP did not properly manage memory of function be_uint32_read() under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted binary file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause AdvanceCOMP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-8379)

It was discovered that AdvanceCOMP did not properly manage memory of function adv_png_unfilter_8() under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause AdvanceCOMP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-8383)

Record
USN-5671-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
advancecomp
Azure Linux:2
 through 2.5-1 None known
advancecomp
Azure Linux:3
 through 2.6-1 None known
advancecomp
Debian:12
 before 2.1-2.1
2.1-2.1
advancecomp
Debian:13
 before 2.1-2.1
2.1-2.1
advancecomp
Debian:14
 before 2.1-2.1
2.1-2.1
advancecomp
Debian:9
 before 1.20-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions
1.20-1
1.20-1+deb9u1
advancecomp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:1.15-21.el7
0:1.15-21.el7
advancecomp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:1.15-21.el7
0:1.15-21.el7
advancecomp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:1.15-21.el7
0:1.15-21.el7
advancecomp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:1.15-21.el7
0:1.15-21.el7
advancecomp
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 before 1.20-1ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions
1.19-11.20-11.20-1ubuntu0.11.20-1ubuntu0.2
1.20-1ubuntu0.2+esm1
advancecomp
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.2, plus listed versions
2.0-12.1-12.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-8379 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Advancemame Advancecomp, published February 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in advancecomp 2.1-2.1.

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